29c Military Medics single
Object Details
- Description
- The Postal Service issued a commemorative sheet of ten 29-cent stamps marking the 50th anniversary of World War II on May 31, 1993 in Washington, DC. This issuance is the third in a series of five issued annually through 1995. The stamps were manufactured by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in the offset/intaglio process.
- The stamps, designed by artist Bill Bond of Arlington, Virginia, highlight the following 1943 events and subjects: Allied forces battle German U-boats; military medics treat the wounded; Sicily attacked by Allied forces; B-24s hit Ploesti refineries; V-mail delivers letters from home; Italy invaded by Allies; bonds and stamps help war effort; "Willie and Joe" keep spirits high; Gold Stars mark World War II losses; and Marines assault Tarawa.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (May 13, 1993).
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- May 31, 1993
- Object number
- 1994.2073.262.5
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed; engraved
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2765b
- Topic
- Military & Policing Forces
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Women's Heritage
- Health & Medicine
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1994.2073.262.5
